Frank Mcnally has a very funny article in the Irish Times today. It's about a psychologist who gave his (now ex) girlfriend a fire extinguisher wrapped in a bow because he wanted to convey that he was concerned about her safety.
I got an Atari 2600 when I was around 9. This perpetuated my belief in Santa for far longer than would otherwise be considered normal because I was convinced that my parents were too uncool/cheap to buy something as fantastic as that. Played Pacman until my fingers fell off... brilliant.
Best presents this year were coffee mugs with our 18 month-old grandson's handprints on them.
Don't know which pottery they were made at, but they are great - each has his name and the date on the bottom and the prints of his hands on each side. The daughter-in-law said that he loved getting his hands into the colourant.